Building Pangaea (Gizmos) Quiz

What does the presence of ancient tree fossils in Antarctica suggest about its past climate?

• Antarctica was once warm enough to support tree growth.

• Antarctica has always been a frozen land.

• Trees in Antarctica are currently growing under the ice.

• Antarctica was once covered by oceans.

Why are fossils of seashells found in the Himalayas, which are far from any ocean?

• The Himalayas were once under the sea.

• The seashells were carried there by birds.

• The fossils are actually of land animals, not seashells.

• The seashells were brought there by humans.

Who proposed the theory of continental drift in 1915?

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• Alfred Wegener

• Albert Einstein

What was the supercontinent mentioned in the theory of continental drift called?

• Gondwana

• Laurasia

• Pangaea

• Eurasia

According to the theory of continental drift, what happened to the landmasses of Pangaea?

• They remained stationary

• They split and drifted to their current positions

• They sunk under the ocean

• They expanded in size

What is the purpose of trying to fit all the landmasses together like a puzzle in the activity described?

• To create a new continent

• To test the flexibility of the map

• To demonstrate the fit of continental drift

• To find hidden treasures

Where have fossils of Lystrosaurus been found according to the Gizmo activity?

• Only in Africa

• In both Africa and Asia

• Throughout North America

• Only in Australia

What does the presence of Lystrosaurus fossils in different continents suggest about the continents' past?

• The continents have always been separated

• The continents might have been connected

• Lystrosaurus could swim across oceans

• Lystrosaurus was native to only one continent

According to the Gizmo activity, what evidence supports the theory that mountains formed about 450 million years ago?

• The presence of Lystrosaurus fossils

• The distribution of deserts

• The purple areas indicating mountain regions

• The presence of oceanic fossils

If Wegener presented you with the map evidence from the Gizmo, would you believe his theory of continental drift?

• Yes, because the fossil evidence is compelling

• No, because the maps are not accurate

• Yes, but only with additional geological evidence

• No, because the theory lacks scientific basis